How to Uninstall Apps Using WinGet in Windows 11 & 10

This tutorial in the WinGet Basics series teaches you how to uninstall apps using WinGet.

Being a complete package manager, you can also uninstall apps using WinGet. You can either uninstall a specific app or multiple apps at once. The best thing is that the uninstallation process is silent. i.e., you don’t have to follow an uninstallation wizard or click “Next” multiple times. Without further ado, let’s learn the steps to uninstall apps using WinGet.

Tutorial Series: WinGet Command-Line Basics

• Search and install apps using winget
• Update apps using winget
• Uninstall apps using winget (this tutorial)

Uninstall Apps Using WinGet in Windows

1. Right-click the “Windows” icon on the taskbar.
2. Select the “Terminal” option.
3. Run winget list to list all the installed apps.
4. Copy the App ID from the “ID” of the app you want to uninstall.
5. Run winget uninstall "AppID" command while replacing “AppID” with that ID you got earlier.
6. Once the app is uninstalled, close the terminal.

Detailed Steps (With Screenshots)

First, launch the terminal window by right-clicking the “Windows” icon on the taskbar and select the “Terminal” option.

Once the terminal opens, the first thing you should do is list all the apps. To do that, run the following command.

winget list

From the list, find the app you want to uninstall and copy its App ID from the “ID” column. For example, I want to uninstall Spotify. So, I copied its App ID “Spotify.Spotify”.

Now, run the following command while replacing “AppID” (excluding quotes) with the actual ID of the app you want to uninstall.

winget uninstall "AppID"

For example, since I want to uninstall Spotify, I ran winget uninstall "Spotify.Spotify".

If an app requires administrator privileges to uninstall, you will see a UAC prompt. Click “Yes” to continue.

To uninstall multiple apps at once, you just have to chain the commands separated by ;. Of course, don’t forget to replace AppIDs with the actual ID of the apps you want to uninstall.

winget uninstall "AppID-2" ; winget uninstall "AppID-2"

That is all. It is that simple to uninstall apps using WinGet in Windows 11 and Windows 10. If you have any questions or need help, comment below. I’ll be happy to assist.